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Styrofoam seadude at 10:04pm 02.15.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1245 Dear Forum members Recently I've became, happy owner of MacGregor 25. 1981 Year of production.
Adding copper sulphate to anti-foul paint Akapeterc at 9:38pm 02.15.15 Big Boats 1/1533 I've been told that if you and copper sulphate to your anti-foul paint it makes it last a lot longer
Need Advice on Autopilot Drive Unit Doug in Lakeview at 9:33pm 02.15.15 Ask All Sailors 1/1065 Hello from cold Chicago, We are upgrading marine electronics this winter and have narrowed our sel
Racing C400 MkI fin keel RonWG at 8:04pm 02.15.15 Big Boats 0/1130 In the process of buying sails to do some racing and looking for some guidance. I bought this boat
Down East? How's it going. shemandr at 7:20pm 02.15.15 Ask All Sailors 2/818 Looks like a rough night off New England and actually south as far as Cape Hatteras. For me, the Cr
Fiberglass Hulls 1981ZigZag at 6:51pm 02.15.15 Ask All Sailors 13/2685 Which sailboats have thicker hulls, and Which are better....
What is this? (1) lpolliard at 4:59pm 02.15.15 Catalina 22 4/1622 No clue. Don't tell me it's a beer opener.
Drip less shaft seal cooling hose fitting repair cstonedent at 4:34pm 02.15.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1969 I have an 02 B311 with Volvo drip less shaft seal. Last fall trying to remove cooling hose, the hose
jib downhaul e714753 at 3:37pm 02.15.15 Catalina 22 8/5937 I want to add a jib downhaul to my 22. Yes I have a hank on jib sail and would like to know the part
Water entering my 2002 hunter passage 456 aft lazerttes discovery at 2:53pm 02.15.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1099 I'm getting a pretty sizable amt of salt water in my aft lazzerette, placed rags around the engine e
weapons on boat Yellowjeepman at 2:40pm 02.15.15 Ask All Sailors 49/6295 I have only traveled in southern U.S. Waters. If I decide to sail over to the Bahamas do I need to n
Oil lamps????? (1) woodster at 2:13pm 02.15.15 Ask All Sailors 22/4660 ok here is one for everybody i have a gimbaled oil lamp in the salon and i went to the boat the othe
Battery Charger Assumptions Brian D at 1:59pm 02.15.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1016 This will be simple. I "assume" when a battery charger has three banks, and the charger is rated at
Balmar Smart Gauge question - Maine Sail? holdech at 1:52pm 02.15.15 Ask All Sailors 7/2560 From all that I've read, this appears to be an excellent product but I'm curious how it works with a
windex 10 or windex 15 e714753 at 1:05pm 02.15.15 Catalina 22 8/2984 I want to install a new windex at the top of my 1977 catalina 22 and I want to know what size windex
Legend rudder bearing replacement JPalmerUk at 12:15pm 02.15.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/981 I am trying to replace the rudder bearing on my Legend 41 (2004 model) but it is not proving to be s
Boom Vang Mast Fitting Failure (3) KZW at 10:09am 02.15.15 Catalina 310 17/5552 I screwed up big time in a club race yesterday and am seeking help from anyone who may have experien
rakassa sconed at 10:03am 02.15.15 Ask All Sailors 0/760 Does anyone know where the Rakassa (75 foot ketch) is located? Or whether the name has been changed?
ASA 101 Tampa-St Pete-Sarasota? richk at 8:26am 02.15.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/883 Will be in Fla. Want to book an ASA 101 course. Ideas on where and why there? Thanks from chi
platform on top of binnacle fortunare at 8:23am 02.15.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1545 I've seen photos of a flat sheet fastened to the top of the binacle with several drink holder holes,

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Extending Table Leafs artboas at 3:25pm 10.30.23 Hi I know this sounds too simple, but you just pull the table top apart. The brown clips are just f
Extending Table Leafs artboas at 3:14pm 10.30.23 Just bought a hunter 49 and wondered if anyone could help explain how to extend the table. Mine has
Its funny Friday! Davidasailor26 at 3:04pm 10.30.23
Leak repair: how to fix up cabin ceiling? Ranzo at 2:57pm 10.30.23 Hey George! That does help: this boat is definitely a learning platform for me, both to improve my s
Leak repair: how to fix up cabin ceiling? ...3TacksontheWater at 2:47pm 10.30.23 Argh: I have made an ugly discovery. I thought I had a stripped out screw for the bottom fitting of
reason h260 bilge pump is NOT in lowest point? Crazy Dave Condon at 2:25pm 10.30.23 You have a dual switch. Manual should turn it on. Bilge is automatic. Otherwise it will need
macerator doesn't have enough oumph sabbatical88 at 1:40pm 10.30.23 @JamesG161 @Ralph Johnstone, the Jabsco pump in use is the 18590-0000, which is 12V. Agian, my bad f
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger George Braun at 1:32pm 10.30.23 we moved up from an Islander 32 to a Hunter 36 with the specific intent of NOT moving to a boat that
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 12:28pm 10.30.23 Ah, the good ol' days! :beer: I can remember $0.65/gal but... whooooo damn.... you must be old.:bi
reason h260 bilge pump is NOT in lowest point? (1) rgranger at 12:27pm 10.30.23 Keep a sponge on the boat to get the last little bit of water out of the bilge before you close up t
Islander 28 - Antenna Cable location yak4fish at 12:11pm 10.30.23 I finally found the antenna coax - it was under the headliner near the back wall of the head. I tes
reason h260 bilge pump is NOT in lowest point? dlochner at 12:11pm 10.30.23 Bilge pumps, like the one you have, are centrifugal vane pumps. They work well at pumping water, not
Its funny Friday! kappykaplan at 11:44am 10.30.23 You could occasionally get gas for 25 cents a gallon when competing stations were having "gas wars"
Engineering Help Needed Tater at 11:39am 10.30.23 The bass are going to have a field day running your fishing line around those pontoons. :) Have fu
Engineering Help Needed Tater at 11:35am 10.30.23 :worthless: We need photos of the final product! So far I only have First Person pics. I hope to g
MaxProp prop arf145 at 11:23am 10.30.23 I love my MaxProp...I'm glad the previous owner of my boat was smart enough to purchase it, because
Leak repair: how to fix up cabin ceiling? (1) Ranzo at 11:16am 10.30.23 Argh: I have made an ugly discovery. I thought I had a stripped out screw for the bottom fitting of
Its funny Friday! Richard19068 at 11:13am 10.30.23 You're young.... I recall seeing ads for those (dirt, bugs, and all!) paint jobs for 39.95.... ! :(
Its funny Friday! FastOlson at 10:53am 10.30.23
Engineering Help Needed Richard19068 at 10:49am 10.30.23 The bass are going to have a field day running your fishing line around those pontoons. :) Have fun

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